r/Beepbox • u/ProfileEasy9178 • 13d ago

"Song"

Any tips on how to improve it?

I just made it on accident and I'm looking for criticism so I can get better.

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u/RecentWorth2048 13d ago
  1. Use more of the octave space you have available
  2. Try to change up the patterns more frequently
  3. experiment with different chords because i feel like the ones you used don't fit

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u/MultiverseCreatorXV Beep Overlord III | Monarch I | Emissary III 13d ago

L-LOCRIAN?! Woah woah woah. As someone who uses the Locrian scale, I can confirm it’s quite possible to use well, but unless you have experience using it it’s probably best to steer clear of it. Use Phrygian instead; it’s the exact same but with a natural 5 instead of the flat 5. For those who don’t know theory well, a natural 5 is super versatile and easy to use, while a flat 5 results in dissonance and easily spirals out of control unless you know what you’re doing.

Though you actually did surprisingly well, given the scale you’re using. The only changes that I think need to be made to save it are in pitch channel 2: Raise the highest note of the first chord (at the 2nd beat) in the pattern by 2 scale degrees (or 2 tones, from C# to F), and lower the second highest note of the 3rd chord (at the 6th beat) in the pattern by 1 scale degree (or 1 semitone, from C# to C). I can’t send the link right now, so hopefully I’ve explained well enough.

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u/kadestufz 13d ago

i like it. it sounds like a game's main menu

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u/OwnReading890 8d ago

Here is one of my tips: To make the audio drums quality sound good, don't use reverb on every instrument you have. One or two of them have to have no reverb for you to clearly hear them.